TABUK CITY, Kalinga – A man allegedly stabbed his wife to death in Barangay Agbannawag here on Christmas Day, police said. Investigation said the suspect, Robert Sumalin, stabbed his wife, Janice Agpad-a, multiple times inside their home during a heated argument in front of their child. Sumalin...
BACOLOD CITY – Three persons were injured in a fire in Purok Riverside, Barangay Banago, this city, on New Year 's Eve. Fire Insp. Jemarie Tapiru, deputy city fire marshal, said the fire originated from a hardware store at 8:35 a.m. The fire immediately spread to neighboring structures,...
The local government of Pasig on Tuesday, Dec. 30, announced it will impose a P5,000 fine on anyone caught using firecrackers and pyrotechnics outside designated zones. Mayor Vico Sotto earlier said the city did not issue any special permits to sell firecrackers, leaving no one authorized to sell...
BACOLOD CITY – Nine families or 23 individuals lost their homes in a fire on Rizal Day in Barangay 31 here. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod said the fire was reported at 5:33 p.m. and it allegedly originated from the house of a certain Eda. Six houses were totally damaged and one...
BACOLOD CITY – A Luzon-based consortium bagged the two service contracts for this highly urbanized city’s solid waste management operations, amounting to almost P437 million for 2026. The joint venture comprises the International Solid Waste Integrated Management Specialist Inc. (I-SWIMS), a...
BUTUAN CITY – The Butuan City Mobile Force Company (BCMFC) arrested 10 individuals allegedly involved in illegal mining during a raid in Barangay Bilay here on Monday afternoon. BCMFC chief Police Lt. Col. Randie Azote said in an interview Tuesday that the 10 suspects were caught in the act of...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – A male public school teacher was found dead in his boarding house in Barangay Villasis, Santiago City, Isabela on Tuesday, Dec. 30. Police identified the victim as Jhanmar, 31. Investigation said that a boarder arrived to deliver his laundry. She called the victim and...
ILOILO CITY – Vice Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan of Dueñas town, Iloilo province was wounded after she accidentally shot herself on Tuesday, Dec. 30. “We are looking at accidental firing,” said Police Col. Kim Legada, chief of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO). “The incident was reported...
BACOLOD CITY – A 27-year-old man was hacked and injured by his uncle who caught him in an alleged intimate act with his wife in their barracks in Hacienda Palencia, Barangay La Granja, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Dec. 28. Police Capt. Dan Oliver Salazar, deputy chief of La...
The Manila city government ended 2025 with improved finances, restored basic services, and a pickup in business activity after a midyear transition. In a year-end report on Tuesday, Dec. 30, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said the city faced immediate operational and fiscal problems,...
DAVAO CITY – City officials and military leaders honored Dr. Jose Rizal 's legacy Tuesday, urging a daily commitment to service, righteousness, and love of country on the 129th anniversary of his martyrdom. The wreath-laying ceremony at Rizal Park was also attended by consular corps members...
The Manila Police District (MPD) has identified several persons of interest in the fatal firecracker explosion that killed a 12-year-old boy and injured another in Tondo, Manila. MPD spokesperson Police Major Philipp Ines said on Tuesday, Dec. 30, that police are now coordinating with concerned...
